cause and treatment

In 1995, in part to prevent the development and spread of MDR TB, the World Health Organization began encouraging countries to implement a compliance program called directly observed therapy (DOT). Instead of taking daily medication on their own, patients are directly observed by a clinician or responsible family member while taking larger doses twice a week. Although some patients consider DOT...

work of Farmer

...Socios en Salud, developed a successful scheme for treating drug-resistant TB patients. In 1999 the World Heath Organization appointed Farmer and PIH worker Jim Yong Kim to launch international multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment programs and to establish effective antibiotic delivery. Following a $44.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to PIH and...